Relevant Websites
Website of the NAFEMS Coordinated FENet project, which was
completed in July 2005. Of particular interest to the autosim
project will be the findings of the Land Transport sector
SIMDAT focuses on four application areas: product design in the
automotive, aerospace and pharma industry as well as service
provision in meteorology. For each of these application areas a
challenging problem has been identified which will be solved using
grid technology, e.g. distributed knowledge discovery for Noise,
Vibration and Harshness (NVH) or Crash Behaviour of multiple cars
based on the same platform. Grid technology will allow seamless
access to design data for all engineers of the development centers
of large multinational car manufacturers. This will enable to find
the reason for differences in the NVH or Crash Behaviour of
multiple cars based on the same platform using advanced distributed
knowledge discovery methods.
EUCAR was established on 27 May 1994, evolving from the previous
Joint Research Committee (JRC) of the European motor vehicle
manufacturers. Following on from the scientific cooperation carried
out by the JRC, EUCAR has begun to foster strategic cooperation in
research & technological development (R&TD) activities.
EUCAR developed an Automotive R&TD Master Plan in 2000 in order
to define a European approach to technologies for automotive
development. In 2001, a Position Paper was published, presenting
the major R&D challenges the automotive industry is facing
along three dimensions:
- Energy, Environment & Resources
- Road Safety
- Mobility & Transport
The objective of this common approach is progressively to achieve
technologies for the optimisation of the motor vehicle of the
future. This continuous process will also provide intermediate
solutions for substantial improvements in the short and medium
term.
The members of EUCAR represent the major European motor vehicle
manufacturers: BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford in Europe,
Opel, Porsche, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Renault, Volkswagen Group,
Volvo.
The CARS 21 High Level Group has adopted a 10 year roadmap for a
competitive EU car industry. The Group has agreed on a number of
recommendations to make cars cleaner, safer and to simplify the
legal environment for EU car makers. The recommendations aim to
enhance the automotive industry’s global competitiveness and
employment while sustaining further progress in safety and
environmental performance at a price affordable to the consumer. In
line with the better regulation principles, this roadmap will
provide industry with a predictable regulatory framework for the
near future, while it is recognised that it should not stifle
discussions on new developments. In 2006 the Commission will come
forward with proposals on the follow-up to the CARS 21
recommendations. There will be a mid-term review in 2009 in view of
the progress made and the technological developments.
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